#FDE877#FDE877
#FDE877 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.799; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.135 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE877 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 232, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 97%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 53%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 53%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.65, -6.77, 56.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.65, 57.26, 96.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.57% -0.0211 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.57% 0.135 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.6969, 79.9306, 29.0480) |
| Luminance | 0.7993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.08
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.21
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.39
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.24
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.54
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE877 #778CFD
analogous
#FDA577 #FDE877 #CFFD77
triadic
#FDE877 #77FDE8 #E877FD
tetradic
#FDE877 #77FDA5 #778CFD #FD77CF
square
#FDE877 #77FDA5 #778CFD #FD77CF
split-complementary
#FDE877 #77CFFD #A577FD
monochromatic
#F6D004 #FCDE3B #FDE877 #FEF2B3 #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FDE877 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#FDE877 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE877
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE877 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE877 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE36C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde877; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 232, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.135 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffefa1',
500: '#fde877',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde877; $custom-light: #ffefa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde877",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 232,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.597,
"s": 97.101,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92574,
"c": 0.13537,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.79928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE877
secondary
#3E56DA
accent
#24E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868580